A strange investigation, but not an isolated case
Reflections on the Agarthan affair.
Guillaume Felix
Editor-in-Chief & News Editor (2025-2026)
Slurs, hatred, and Nazi UFOs: what really hides beneath Imperial’s popular “Agarthan Society”?
The now-deleted but once widely-followed meme account, one of dozens that appeared across universities in recent months, was sharing seemingly neo-Nazi content.
International fees: short-term manna, long-term trap.
The UK government seems determined to enact a 6% “levy” (more polispeak to avoid the electorate-angering “tax”) on international fees, which would, according to the Imperial President Hugh Brady, cost Imperial an estimated £26 million to the College. “We have lobbied hard against this and will continue to do so,
“A breakdown in College governance”: more hiccups in the pay dispute
Strikes continue as staff unions accuse College of discreetly doing away with recommendations from 2018 pay benchmarking working group.
OT Interviews: Anson To, Deputy President for Welfare
The former LGBTQ+ officer discusses affordability, tailored therapy and advocacy.
Autumn Elections struggle to recover pre-Covid turnout rates
In spite of recent democracy changes, 15.1% turnout is second-lowest since pandemic drop.
Imperial grants all staff and students access to AI models including ChatGPT-5
University follows Oxford in providing latest GPT models to community.
Former Imperial College President passes away
Professor Alice Gast leaves behind her a complex legacy.
Lectures disrupted as strikes return to campus
1,200 staff members thought to have walked out in second wave of strikes.
Student Experience Fund allocated once more this year
The terms of the fund, which is expected to expand, are currently unchanged.
First Union Council meeting opens
The first Union Council meeting of the academic year will take place on Tuesday 4th November at 6PM, in room 341/341 of the Huxley Building. The Union Council consists of most of Imperial’s elected student representatives, assembled to set the set the policy of Imperial College Union. It
Singapore’s Senior Minister visits campus
Singapore’s Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong visited laboratories in Imperial’s South Kensington campus on Tuesday 18th October, before meeting with Singaporean students. Lee was welcomed by President Hugh Brady and shown Imperial-led research in fast-growing scientific fields such as artifitial intelligence (AI), neurotechnology and quantum computing. The research